Public Sector Job Trends in County Down

Public Sector
Northern Ireland > County Down

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in County Down. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 5 -
Rank change year-on-year -21 - -
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 3 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 2.27% 25.00% -
As % of the General category 3.95% 26.32% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% +71.43% -9.68%

All General Skills
County Down

Public Sector falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in County Down.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 76 19 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down 57.58% 95.00% 82.35%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £32,851 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +36.98% -12.40% -11.76%
75th Percentile £57,500 - £43,750
90th Percentile £66,750 - £46,000
Northern Ireland median annual salary £40,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -26.36% +10.00% -

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Public Sector relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Down.

Public Sector job vacancy trend in County Down

Public Sector
Salary Trend in County Down

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Account Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Account Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Analytics
1 2 (66.67%) B2B
1 2 (66.67%) Business Development
1 2 (66.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Insight
1 2 (66.67%) Due Diligence
1 2 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
Public Sector jobs